Gold buying

We aim to give the best prices on the high street

It’s easy, safe and friendly to turn your gold, silver, jewellery or classic watch into cash today at Albemarle & Bond and Herbert Brown. If your old, unwanted gold weighs as little as 2p, we’ll give you £45 or more for it – in cash!*

Just bring us your items, along with proof of ID, and one of our experienced people will check and weigh them and make you a very good offer straight away. We always aim to beat mail and Internet buyers.

Albemarle & Bond and Herbert Brown have been buying unwanted gold and other jewellery for many years and our service is professional and discreet. We are also expert at valuing Asian and Romany gold.

If you’re not sure of the purity of your items (what carat they are) or even whether they are valuable at all, we can quickly advise of their worth. We’re experienced in valuing gold, silver, platinum, diamonds and many other precious items.

Even if your items are damaged or not working, we can still offer a fair appraisal and buy them from you for cash.

The whole process is friendly and professional and often takes place over a nice cup of tea!

*Estimate based on 9 carat gold prices as of 6th January 2016, actual rates may change due to fluctuating gold prices.

We buy the following items and many more*

Gold rings

Gold brooches

Gold chains

Gold bracelets

Gold bangles

Gold watches

Broken and tangled jewellery

Platinum lockets

Platinum rings

Silver earrings

Silver necklaces

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I don’t know whether to sell my gold or pawn it

We can help you either way. If you want to sell we offer fair, honest valuations – often much better than you’ll get online or by mail – and we pay you the cash there and then.

If you want to keep your gold items – we know they often have sentimental value – then pawning them may be the answer. We give you a cash loan against your gold which, remains your property. When you pay back the loan and interest, we return your gold – simple!

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What kind of people use our pawnshops?

All kinds! Our pawnshops help mums, grans, young people, married couples and senior citizens to turn their valuables into cash.

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"There’s a lot of precious metal sitting in some people’s dressing table drawers or jewellery boxes.

Instead of just looking at it, some of my customers have chosen to sell it and use the money for something useful – the deposit for a flat, or a car, even.

I’m happy that our generous valuations and fair prices help people to get the things they want in life."

"One or two of my customers have a lot of good jewellery that they never wear. They say it makes sense to turn it into something else."

"One or two of my customers have a lot of good jewellery that they never wear. They say it makes sense to turn it into something else."

Valarie, Newton Heath branch

"Gold is important in many of my customers’ cultures, but they don’t let it sit around in a safe or a bank vault!

When there is a big family event to pay for or new investments to make, selling some of their gold helps it happen, and many people say it’s better than borrowing.

I’m glad that they think of us when managing their assets in this way and I’m proud that they trust us to be honourable in our dealings."

"Some of my Indian customers store their family’s wealth in gold. Every so often, I help them use some of that wealth to secure the future"

"Some of my Indian customers store their family’s wealth in gold. Every so often, I help them use some of that wealth to secure the future"